Life is funny. Things are going one way and then ZING! Off you go in another direction. That onomatopoeia was meant to represent me changing direction slightly.
On Sunday my car had major problems leading me to crash at my sisters house for a few days (hence the lack of an update) and it looked bad . . . very bad. As soon as you have engine problems on a car with 235,000 km’s you start to think in mid 4 figure amounts. I had had an interview the previous Friday and I was stressing a little about a possible move with a massive car expense and not much sleep was coming my way.
I iz a happy cat!
As it turns out, it was a relatively minor problem with the car (considering what I thought could go wrong), I was offered the job at a decent wage doing cool stuff in a great new city and I will be teaming up with one of my very good friends from Animalia again!
Soooo to cut a medium length story slightly longer: I will be starting with compositing and VFX on children’s animated television show with Ettamogah Entertainment down in Melbourne in mid-June. I am really looking forward to it as I will get a chance to get my hands on some new-ish (for me) software for some production experience. While I have used Maya and After Effects for personal projects, I am chuffed to get down and dirty with them with the possibility of some suh-weet houdini action as well. All this is good for you, dear readers, as there will be a broader range of tips coming your way!
And, in a great twist, I will be working with my good mate Rodrigo Guimaraes again! Rodrigo and I started on the same day together back on Animalia and we (and the other compers) had a blast hanging out together on the project, so it is with a glad heart that I will see my Brazilian mate again.
Throw into the mix a move to Melbourne, a very funky city and things are looking very exciting indeed.
Tags: After Effects, Maya, Ramblings
Hey Matt!
You’ve got an excellent blog. I’m learning Nuke (as well as renderman in Maya) as I finish my 3D animation training in New Zealand.
Anyway you’ve got lots of cool advice, and I’ve learned quite a bit by reading your blog.
Not many teachers commit as much time as you do to teaching online!
Thanks Jordan, I am glad you are liking the blog. Hopefully I am giving people starting out some idea of how things work in the real world. I am not aiming to replace a good course, but hopefully pass on a few of those tips and tricks that you only learn after doing it the hard way ;p
How are things in NZ? Seems like there a always projects going on over there.